This weekend marks one whole year since the Early Access launch of KSP2. How is it that a year can fly past in a heartbeat while also containing so much stuff? In that time, our team has released a total of 11 updates and knocked out more than 2441 bugs. We’ve brought new physics systems online (re-entry heating, more rigid rockets) and we’ve added new features (Exploration Mode, Science collection, and Missions). As good as it’s felt to work through our feature list, the most satisfying part of the release process has always been the "day-after basking," where we take in all the unexpected ways the community is taking advantage of new gameplay possibilities. This has only gotten more exciting since the arrival of the Science and Mission features - not only are your vehicles getting more ambitious, but the missions themselves are starting to get pretty elaborate. The ways you’re getting the U-Dunkit module into alien seas are emblematic - it’s quite an awkward part, and the vehicles that it’s attached to tend to be delightfully weird! [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/35665816/e18b058b56fe921d79e9f4efd45355022bf00fb0.png[/img] [b][url=https://www.youtube.com/live/rK7BgCtoGFg?si=4B0Gt3duGWn-NY4p]Shadowzone does a Laythe dunk[/url][/b] (full disclosure, he discovered a bug on this journey, but I think he still had fun) [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/35665816/4fc55d83e4f4eb9b46dccb7d532517d923872cca.png[/img] [b][url=https://www.youtube.com/live/o9aF4LCNM0A?si=JlHwwQj9r8Cpbnb0]Shadowzone is dunk-drunk[/url][/b], and now seeks out puddles across the Kerbolar System! [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/35665816/96290778d65b1bf0b8c1277ed76f7a9dae74f5dc.png[/img] [b][url=https://youtu.be/-N76ld--yaU?si=vZqY2SGoZ1FfBVE7]Audaylon with a rare double-dunker[/url][/b] with fore and aft Dunk-its! [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/35665816/313a49f66e7fd7cd80ff6a7f6cf99c44f49d8f08.png[/img] GalaxDragon aka Yuri has managed to get their U-Dunkit nowhere near any liquid at all. [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/35665816/39bb48e736222ef02217dc044a5b09fba1c6f99e.png[/img] SciVirus has used the part in an unexpected but delightful way. We're looking forward to the new possibilities that will be opening up to players in the coming year, especially with the arrival of colonies! We’re making good progress in that area right now - why, here’s a stately little orbital test colony over Duna (it looks extremely cool with all the modules rotating): [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/35665816/1c508a309d1821168aef7801d5280d5d137d108c.png[/img] Thanks for continuing to share your creations with us, and thanks for helping us to make KSP2 even better in 2024!